Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-01
SCHOOLS OF THE WORLD.
PROVISIONS Made by the Countries of Euro..
for Educational Purpose. ~

for Educational Purposes. ~
a glance ut the educational Statistics
OF the world will convince one that II
systems are not entirely faultless In
entions are admirable in the matter Of
teaching young ideas how to shoot
the humblest countries make rich pro-
visions for school purposes. and in
many places where we would not nat
urally expect high order of educa-
honal enterprise government expendi-
lures in that direction are surprisingly
large. The figures from a few co,ln-
tries-latest official reports-to be Ia
ken in comparison with the work done
In the United st ties, will make the
Facts clear, and furnish data not easily
accessible to every one.
In Austria-Hungary there are So 259
schools Of all classes, and 4,784. 52s
pupils and students. In Austria the
educational expenditures are II. 598. 638
HORNS annually. and in Hungary about
o'o19,7l7 forms. including the appro-
priation for public worship. In Bel
GUM the school allotment for 1887 was
Superior education. f65, l76: middle
c'ass schools. fl52, 909: primary edu-
cation, t4l2,022. In Denmark, where
elementary education under the com
pu'sory system is widely diffused, and
IN the parochial schools, there are 231. :
935 pupils, in addition to the ,26l stu
dents at the University of Copenhagen.
Tho annual
and public worship is 1,941, 800 kro-
ners. In France 131, 1874 1927 francs are
expended on public instruction, and
1886. 655 on the fine arts, branch of
education too commonly neglected.
There is an elementary school for every
Az inhabitants, and II primary attend
ance Of 1888, 0S6. OF the entire ap-
preparation this year 81, AGO. 900 francs
were set down for primary education.
In Germany, where education is gen
eral and compulsory, there are, in adj
dltion to the regular schools, twenty
one universities, and in the elementary
schools there are l57 pupils to every
l,OOo inhabitants. the largest proper
ton of any country except Switzer-
land. which has the same. The ex-
penditure for public worship and in
struction is 1852. 1874 marks. In Great
Britain there are nine universities and
siXty-nine colleges, with teaching
staff of 1,059 and 23,S52 students.
There are other schools to the number
of 29,6Sl, with an average attendance
OF 1929, 434. The grants for primary
schools in 1885 were 1859, 1879. The
expenditures last year for education.
science and art were Is, 442, 352. In
Greece there are 1859 schools of all
sorts and 1929 pupils, with IN
annual expenditure for worship and
instruction of 1892, 716 drachmas.
Italy has 2,390 primary public day
schools, in which are about 1873, 723
pupils. There are also 1929 primary
private schools, with 1913, 1902 pupils,
and 2,035 public and private infant
schools. The expenditure for public
instruction is "a, 1876, 1872 lire. Portugal
has 1867 public primary schools, with
III, 665 pupils; 1,749 private primary
schools, with 50, 231 pupils; III night
schools, with 1922 pupils, besides 81
lyceums, numerous private middle
class schools, and six polytechnic, in
dustrial and medical colleges, and the
university at Coimbra. The school ex-
penditure is 921 ,S77 milreis.
In Russia, besides numerous indus.
trial, agricultural, mining. and other
special schools, there are 80, 40 pri-
mary schools. with 1924, lSl pupils.
There are 80, 507 $40 roubles set down
for public instruction. In Spain last
year the total sum set apart for educa-
ton was only f30S, 772, and it Is no
wonder that the last census gives 60per
cent. of the adult population as being
unable to read or write. Sweden has
two universities and 1926 elementary
schools and 697,792 pupils, about "a
per cent. of all the children between the
ages of eight and fifteen. The expen-
for the year. Norway has 6,6l7 ele-
mentary schools and 279, 66S pupils, the
amount expended being f239,3 1888
Switzerland has 4.799 elementary
schools with 454, 2l1 pupils 4l3 second
AIRY schools with 20,131 pupils. 102
middle-class schools with II, 5S5 pupils,
besides four universities with 1,513 pu-
pills. There are also five academies
and high schools and polytechnic in
stitute. Mexico has 1886 public ele-
mentary schools with 500, 900 pupils,
and 1873 schools for superior education
with II, 200 pupils. The last appropri-
alton for education and justice was
81, 4S1 ,0Sl. 1t is presumed every one
knows something of the educational
facilities of the United States, with their
innumerable private, public and high
schools, colleges, seminaries, universi-
ties and industrial schools. In 1884 IS
the total amount expended for common
school purposes with l1,169, 923 pupils
enrolled in the public schools) was
$40, 655, which will give a fair
idea of what the country is doing for
education Chicago Inter Ocean.
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